CSS Industries (CSS Industries) Days Inventory : 105.61 (As of Dec. 2019)

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What is CSS Industries Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). CSS Industries's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $96.0 Mil. CSS Industries's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $82.9 Mil. Hence, CSS Industries's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 105.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for CSS Industries's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

CSS's Days Inventory is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 110.545
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

CSS Industries's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2018 (96.61) to Dec. 2019 (105.61). It might indicate that CSS Industries's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. CSS Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 0.86.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. CSS Industries's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 0.85.

CSS Industries Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for CSS Industries's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CSS Industries Days Inventory Chart

CSS Industries Annual Data

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107.72

117.71

141.87

140.87

123.75

CSS Industries Quarterly Data
	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															96.61	166.09	204.40	135.94	105.61

Competitive Comparison of CSS Industries's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, CSS Industries's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

CSS Industries's Days Inventory Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CSS Industries's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CSS Industries's Days Inventory falls into.

CSS Industries Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

CSS Industries's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2019 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2018 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2019 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2019 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (102.436	+	96.231)	/	2 )	/	292.973	*	365
=	99.3335					/	292.973	*	365
=	123.75

CSS Industries's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2019 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2019 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2019 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2019 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (105.009	+	86.99)	/	2 )	/	82.945	*	365 / 4
=	95.9995					/	82.945	*	365 / 4
=	105.61

CSS Industries (NYSE:CSS) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

CSS Industries's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	82.945	/	95.9995
	=	0.86

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

CSS Industries's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	95.9995	/	112.932
	=	0.85

Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.

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CSS Industries (CSS Industries) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

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Address

450 Plymouth Road, Suite 300, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA, 19462

Website

https://www.cssindustries.com

CSS Industries Inc is a consumer products company. It is focused on the seasonal, gift and craft categories. The company engages in the creative development, manufacture, procurement, distribution, and sale of products with an omni-channel approach focused primarily on mass market retailers.

Executives

Philip R Broenniman	director	C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC., 450 PLYMOUTH ROAD, SUITE 300, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462
Robert E Chappell	director	C/O GLATFELTER, 96 S GEORGE ST STE 420, YORK PA 17401
Keith W Pfeil	officer: Exec. VP and CFO	GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., 2560 GENERAL ARMISTEAD AVENUE, AUDUBON PA 19403
Steven W Eck	officer: VP - Finance and Accounting	C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC., 450 PLYMOUTH ROAD, SUITE 300, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462
Scott A Beaumont	director	C/O CSS INDUSTRIES, INC., 450 PLYMOUTH ROAD, SUITE 300, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462
John J Gavin	director	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
James E Ksansnak	director	ARAMARK CORPORATION, 1101 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107